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J. STEMBER. BAG.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 29, 1920.

Patented N W. 23, 1920.

WITNESSES INVE/VTUI? 06M Srsrraeae M64 '7 ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

JOHN STEMBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BAG.

Application filed .Tune 29, 1920. Serial No. 392,698.

'1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN STEMBER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, 1n the countyand State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inBags, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide certain new and usefulimprovements in hand bags, traveling bags and like articles havingmetallic frames, whereby a secret pocket for containing bills orvaluable papers is provided to prevent pickpockets or other unauthorizedpersons gaining access to such secret pocket while the hand bag or.traveling bag is in the possession of the OWIIQI'.

Another object is to provide a secret pocket-which does not take up muchspace and does not interfere with the capacity of the bag or the placingof other articles into the bag or removing such articles therefrom.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hand bag shown in open position andprovidedwith the improved secret pocket shown partly open;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

The body 10 of the hand bag shown in the drawings is of usualconstruction and is provided with a metallic frame having 'nged members11 and 12 provided with the usual fastening devices 13' for looking theframe members in closed position. The frame member 11 'is provided witha handle 14 for conveniently carrying the hand he. The body 10 of thehand ag is provide with a lining 15 and on one side of the lining,preferably the one connected with the frame member 11 having the handle14, is formed a secret pocket 16 extending the entire length of thelining for con-.

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veniently storing bills or valuable papers in this pocket. In practicethe pocket 16 is of a length to accommodate bills in unfolded conditionthus allowing storing of a large number of bills without taking up muchroom in the bag. 7

The mouth 17 of the secret pocket 16 is a short distance below the topof the frame member 11 and this mouth is adapted to be covered by aclosing flap 18 attached at its upper end to the top of the frame member11 so as to swing up or down on the frame member with a view to uncoverthe mouth 17 of the bag 16 to permit of gaining access to the secretpocket 16 or to cover up the mouth 17 and to overlie the front of thesecret pocket 16 to hide the pocket. The closing flap 18 is provided atthe bf'lk near each end with a fastening member 19 adapted to engage afastening'member 20 arranged on the front of the secret pocket 16 tofasten the closing flap. 18 in position on the secret pocket 16. 1

The closing flap 18 is itself in the form ofa pocket having its mouth 24a distance below the top of the frame member 11, and this pocket isprovided with a closing flap 25 adapted to overlie the upper portion ofthe front of the pocket to close the mouth 24 thereof. The closing flap25 is attached at its upper end to the top of the frame member 11 so asto swing up and down on the latter. The flap 25 is provided with afastening member 26 adapted to engage a fastening member 27 attached tothe front of the pocket of the flap 18 to fasten the closing fla 25 inposition when closed. It will be noticed that by the arrangementdescribed the secret pocket 16 is practically hidden even if the bag isin open position, and in order to gain access to this secret pocket 16it is necessary to unfasten the flap 18 and to swing the same upward outof the open bag. It will be seen that this operation cannot be performedby a pickpocket or other unauthorized person wlthout being noticed bythe owner having hold of the bag at the time.

It is understood that the pocket in thg;

closing flap 18 for the secret pocket 16 ta'n be readily used forcarrying change, and as this closing flap 18 is in the form of a pocketprovided with a closing flap 25 it is evident that a pickpocket or otherunauthorized person is not liable to suspect the presence of the secretpocket 16.

' 'In my United States Patent No.1,307,324,

granted to me on June 17, 1917, for a ladys pocketbook, provision ismade for a bill pocket which however, is located on the inner face ofthe .main closin flap, 'and it is evident that, although suc bill pocketcould be used on a hand bag or traveling bag, the present secret pocket16 provides a lfietter means for hand bags and traveling 'fIaving thusdescribed my invention, I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters IPatent:

of the said secretpocket, and the said clos-.

ingflap when in open position extending upwardly and outwardly therebyuncovering the mouth ofthesaid secret pocket.

2. A handbag, traveling bag and like article, comprising a. bag bodyhaving a frame, a lining for the bag body, a secret pocket forming partof one side of the lining and having. its mouth' a distance below theupper end of the said lining side anda closing flap attached at itsupper end to the member of the said frame at the side of the liningcarry ng the said secret pocket, to

swing up or down into open or closed position, the said closing flapbeing in the form of a ocket the said closing flap when in closedposition extending downwardly and overlying the mouth of the said secretpocket and the said closing flap when in open position extendingupwardly and outwardly thereby uncovering the said mouth, and afastenlng having coacting members of which one is on the front of thesaid secret pocket and the other on the back of the said flap at thelower end thereof.

3. A hand bag, traveling bag and like article, comprising a bag bodyhaving a frame, a lining for the bag body, a secret pocket forming partof one side of the lining and having 1ts mouth a distance below theupper end of the said lining side, anda closing fla attached at itsupper end to the member 0 the said frame at the side of the liningcarrying the said secret pocket to swing up or down into open or closedosition, the said closing flap being in the orm of a pocket, the saidclosing flap when in closed position extending downwardly and overlyingthe mouth of the said secret pocket and the saidclosing flap when inopen positlon extendlng upwardly and outwardly thereby uncovering thesaid mouth, the said closing fla having a closing fia and a fasteningavmg coactmg mem ers, of which one is on the front of the said secretpocket and the other on the back of the said flap at the lower endthereof.

JOHN STEMIBER.

